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As for the license, I'd love to see what would happen if all of us fans put together a Kickstarter, purchase the rights with a new company name and then set about pitching our ideas to production companies.

How's that for an idea?

Better still if enough support is shown, we could look into producing our own or get a price from a production company. Best of all we know we would treat the actors and there rights a darn site better than what's gone down before.

As for the license, I'd love to see what would happen if all of us fans put together a Kickstarter, purchase the rights with a new company name and then set about pitching our ideas to production companies.

How's that for an idea?

Better still if enough support is shown, we could look into producing our own or get a price from a production company. Best of all we know we would treat the actors and there rights a darn site better than what's gone down before.

Whilst I am not against a Kickstarter campaign, I would think the relatively small following for B7 would not generate nearly enough income to fund a pilot and also I would only support it if it meant seasoned television professionals were heading production rather than a group of eager fans. I am not fond of the 'lunatics running the asylum' approach.

Doctor Who wasn’t a re-boot. It was a continuation, using existing continuity.

But DW is rather different, in that the original series from 1963 to 1989 changed lead actor, plus any supporting cast, plus production team, on a regular basis. Whereas for B7, Paul Darrow IS Avon, Gareth Thomas IS Blake, Michael Keating IS Vila, Jacqueline Pearce IS Servalan, etc, etc. I couldn’t get into the reimagined audios, because I just find it impossible to accept anyone else in those roles.

If you’re going to recast, then you might as well make another totally separate series, inspired by B7, rather than claiming (falsely) that it is B7. Because it isn’t. Not if you’re trying to claim anyone other than Paul Darrow is Avon, or anyone other than Gareth Thomas is Blake.

A continuation would be a different matter. IMO that would be fine. Although exactly how would you achieve it, with a cast of actors in either their sixties or seventies, maybe would be slightly questionable. Maybe the time has passed on a continuation. It probably needed to be done in the 1990s.

In which case, we should concentrate our efforts on the "Og: Saviour Of The Universe" mini-series

Doctor Who wasn’t a re-boot. It was a continuation, using existing continuity.

Absolutely, being able to mount a continuation so long after the original first series is a fairly unique situation with Doctor Who that doesn't exist in many shows at all.

However, many of my other favourite characters on television have been played by more than one person so I'm not really in the camp of seeing roles as belonging to certain actors. Legally they belong to the copyright holder of course, but even in my heart I'm willing to see different interpretations.

Reversing the polarity of the neutron flow. I bet that means something. It sounds great.

Doctor Who wasn’t a re-boot. It was a continuation, using existing continuity.

Absolutely, being able to mount a continuation so long after the original first series is a fairly unique situation with Doctor Who that doesn't exist in many shows at all.

However, many of my other favourite characters on television have been played by more than one person so I'm not really in the camp of seeing roles as belonging to certain actors. Legally they belong to the copyright holder of course, but even in my heart I'm willing to see different interpretations.

As someone who has been a theatre goer all my life, I am very used to seeing different actors playing the same role. Always the emphasis should be on trying to get the best possible actor for the job.

Half the problem is that you might end up with something quite dreadful such as the Day Of The Triffids re-make

Which itself is an adaptation of a book...

In her interview 'Call Me Jacks' (slight spoiler alert) JP says that one of the joys of playing Servalan was the chance to create a brand new character, one that had not been played by dozens of actresses before. And that's the thing about B7 - any new recast version, unlike Doctor Who, James Bond or Hamlet, will have to contend with the fact that most fans won't like seeing or hearing different actors in those roles.

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I think B7 in it's original format is a product of the times where TV life was a lot slower. 13 Episodes wouldn't do now...it'll have to be faster paced with half the amount of episodes because casual viewers would lose interest, whereas 40 years ago there was not much choice of channel to be had!

What gets/may get - made in the future come but may, but hard-core fans would always class classic B7 the 'real' B7.

If we were to be forced a new B7, then I'd accept a continuation. Blake's son/daughter seeks revenge or carries on his cause etc etc etc...

I've just watched Zoo-oppolis with the grandkids. Now I want to see the animators make Blakes 7 with cartoon animals. The Zoo-oppolis animals were brilliantly characterised and the story had quite a bit of cynicism early on ( heartwarming ending but that could be changed!). Travis 1 as a wolf, Travis2 as a water buffalo. Avon and Vila as a fox and weasel. Jenna as a feisty rabbit. Gan as a polar bear. Blake as a lion. Cally a red panda. Servelan as a panther ( obviously). Dayna a lynx. Soolin a Cheetah, Tarrant a black bear. So much potential! N